Tony Pedregon Grabs Fourth Qualifying Spot
Q Racing Ready for Sunday's Eliminations
ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 8, 2005) -- Tony Pedregon, for the third time in
a row, placed the Q Racing Nitro Funny Car in the top half of the field,
grabbing the ...

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 8, 2005) -- Tony Pedregon, for the third time in
a row, placed the Q Racing Nitro Funny Car in the top half of the field,
grabbing the fourth-qualifying position for tomorrow's
O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex.

Pedregon secured the fourth spot on a run of 4.711-seconds at 326.71 mph,
set during Friday night's first session. He added another solid
pass today and is set up for a first round match up with Del Worsham.

"I'm glad we are qualifying consistently in the top half of
the field," Pedregon said. "Same as yesterday, we were
pushing the car to the limit, so we know how far we can take it on race
day. We were expecting warmer temperatures for tomorrow, but we'll
be able to adapt and race strong.

"Whenever I race in Dallas, it's very encouraging to meet all
the Hispanic fans that come to see us race," Pedregon added.
"We still have family and friends in this area and it would be very
nice to bring a victory home to Dallas, for the fans and for Q
Racing."